Prouisio[n]es cedulas instruciones desu Magestad
Subtitle: ordena[n]ças d[e] difu[n]tos y audie[n]cia, p[ar]a la buena expedicio[n] delos negocios, y administracio[n] d[e] justicia: y gouernacio[n] d[e]sta Nueua España: y p[ar]a el bue[n] tratamie[n]to y [con]seruacio[n] d[e] los yndios, dende el año 1525. hasta este presente de. 63
Publisher: En casa de Pedro Ocharte.
Published: 1563
Place of publication: En Mexico
Language: spa; lat
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Law; Law and legislation; Indians of North America; Legal status, laws; Indians of Mexico; Indians of the West Indies
Other titles: Prouisioes cedulas instruciones de su Magestad; Provisiones cedulas instrucciones de su Magestad; Philippus Hispaniarum et Indiarum Rex; Philippvs Hispaniarvm et Indiarvm Rex; Cedulario de Puga
Work titles: Laws, etc
Notes: The earliest printed summary of Spanish colonial laws.

At head of title: Philippvs hispaniarvm et indiarvm rex.

Compiled by Vasco de Puga. Commonly known as Cedulario de Puga.

Signatures: a-2d⁸ [2e]² [$4 (-t2) signed; misprinting d4 as c4 and 2a4 as a4].

Errors in foliation: 13, 19, 28, 36, 107, 112, 123, 137, 172, 180, 196 and 210 misnumbered 145, 29, 20, 37, 109, 120, 12, 150, 173, 181, 188 and 110 respectively. Some of these errors have been corrected in various extant copies.

Title within 4-part woodcut border, with woodcut Spanish royal arms on t.p. and leaf 5v; woodcut ornamented and historiated initials.

Index on leaves [1]-[5] at end.

Colophon on leaf [5]r: "[par.] A ho[n]rra y gloria de Nuestro Señor Jesu Christo acabose este presente libro en Mexico en casa de Pedro Ocharte, a veynte y tres dias del mes de nouiembre de mill [et] quinientos [et] sesenta y tres años. [par.] Esta tassado por el illustrissimo señor do[n] Luys de Uelasco uirrey a real el pliego. Por ma[n]dado de su señoria Antonio de Turcios secretario."

García Icazbalceta (incorrectly?) reports the month in line 2 of leaf 2 verso as "mayo", but most (all?) extant copies read "março", as is also reported by Medina.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, I:221

Medina, J.T. Mexico, 46

Sabin 66605

García Icazbalceta, J. Bib. mexicana (1954 ed.), 43

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.) 241231

Streit, R. Bibliotheca missionum, I:93

In Spanish, with some prefatory matter in Latin.